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Recommendation 23
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We urge the Home Office and its providers to send a memorandum to key stakeholders...
Recommendation
We urge the Home Office and its providers to send a memorandum to key stakeholders outlining any revisions to providers’ contractual obligations since 1 March. This memorandum should be issued to the Home Office’s single point of contact, all strategic migration partnerships and dispersal authorities by 15 September.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
throughout the pandemic to ensure accommodation, transportation and support services to eligible asylum seekers are delivered. In accordance with relevant local and national public health requirements providers have made appropriate temporary amendments to their operational practices to ensure the safety of their staff and those they accommodate. strategic stakeholders, including Strategic Migration Partnerships, Local Authorities and non-government organisations informed of how the government is responding to and implementing changes in the asylum accommodation system and will continue to do so. We are grateful for the Committee’s recognition of providers communication to service users. We will continue to work with relevant partners to ensure translated PHE COVID-19 guidance is kept up to date and made available to service users as health guidance evolves. Home Office preparedness for COVID-19 (coronavirus): institutional accommodation: 9